Folks. I saw this in the junkyard today. Even called TheDon about the wheels and then decided it was just too hot to tackle. Could this be another Clunker? Please note, the door on the driver's sun visor is broken.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

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Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

engine still in it lol..

However it got there, that is one sad sight. That must have been one beautiful car once.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Wow. Just 14 years ago that super sedan sold new for a whopping $130,000, roughly (no pun intended).

The W140 S600 was even deemed as "Proponents of perfection will no doubt point out Mercedes' reputation for nth-degree engineering, bank-vault safety and zillion-mile reliability."

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I got some wheels like that I would like to get rid of

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

I am always in amazement that a car ( or any car of that caliber) ends up like that. I have seen similar in barns, fields , garage bays. Just dont undrestand

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Ron
2015 Porsche Cayman - Elizabeth
2011 Porsche Cayman - Bond,James Bond
Sadly MERCEDESLESS - ALways LOOKING !
99 E320 THE Queen Mary - SOLD
62 220b - Dolly - Finally my Finny! Sadly SOLD
72 450SL, Pearl-SOLD
16 F350 6.7 Diesel -THOR
19 BMW X5 - Heaven on Wheels
14 38HP John Deere 3038E Tractor -Mean Green
84 300SD, Benjamin -SOLD
71 220 - W115-Libby ( my first love) -SOLD
73 280 - W114 "Organspende" Rest in Peace
81 380 SL - Rest in Peace

And THAT is why I didn't pull those wheels.......in spite of TheDon trying to talk me into it. Plus, this junkyard charges for the tires!!! SHEESH!!! Unless they are worn out. I let the air out of one....thinking I might be able to yank the tire off. I found out why we have tire machines in this world.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Wow....I have never seen one that new or expensive in the yard.....newest I've seen is maybe a 1992 W124......and it was in sad shape.

How does a 130k car end up like that?!

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

It is a shame the way someone mistreated that car.

forget about those wheels....



They have something like a 46mm offset. Wont fit onto anything but W140s...



The centercaps are cool, and may be worth something...

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

WOW! Someone could make a mint parting that sucker out! I would love to have that steering wheel!

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

It's there for a reason folks... just like my 750iL cars... I see them more often than not. They are simply maintenance nightmares EVEN IF you can do the labor yourself!

750iLs (at least E32 versions) can barely fetch $2k-2500 in the open market, let alone $4500. It took me nearly three hours to R&R my alternator on the 750iL a few months back... and I know my car well. It's just really packed in there.

HVAC probably had issues or was dead, mechanical problems (think oil leaks like no other), HIGH dollar V12 only parts, etc, etc, etc.

Yes they're fun to have, but they're not fun to keep up with.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

Would the steering wheel work in a W124?

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

i think the clunker cars are marked with something. I dont think it has many miles on it.

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

According to the CARS program rules the clunkers MUST have the engine destroyed and the whole car MUST be crushed. They go from the dealer lots straight to the crusher.

These "late" model MB's and BMW's are disposable cars. Maintaining one like this S600 is silly expensive......

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w108
w110
w111
w115
w116
w123
w124
w126
w212